Noel Kearney

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Noel Kearney
Personal information
Full name Noel Michael Kearney [1]
Date of birth (1942-10-07) 7 October 1942 (age 80) [1]
Place of birth Ipswich, England [1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1960–1964 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964 Colchester United 3 (0)
Chelmsford City
Total3(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Noel Michael Kearney (born 7 October 1942) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a winger for Colchester United.

Career

Born in Ipswich, Kearney began his career with hometown club Ipswich Town, signing in October 1960. He spent four years with the club, making 50 youth appearances and 44 reserve appearances. He scored 79 goals at youth level and scored seven times in the reserve team, but failed to break into the first-team at the club. [2]

He signed for Colchester United in September 1964 on trial from Ipswich at the age of 21, [1] and went on to make his Football League debut on 12 September during a 3–0 defeat to Brentford at Layer Road. [3] Kearney made three appearances for the U's, [4] featuring for the final time on 5 October 1964 in another home defeat, on this occasion 1–0 to Grimsby Town. [5]

After leaving Colchester, Kearney signed to Chelmsford City [1] before retiring from the game. [2] He became a builder following the end of his footballing career. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 0–3 Brentford". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 0–1 Grimsby Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Family shock at ex boxer's death – News – Ipswich Star". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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